Repeated praziquantel treatment and Opisthorchis viverrini infection: a population-based cross-sectional study in northeast Thailand

• Main Authors: Kavin Thinkhamrop (Author), Narong Khuntikeo (Author), Paiboon Sithithaworn (Author), Wilaiphorn Thinkhamrop (Author), Kinley Wangdi (Author), Matthew J. Kelly (Author), Apiporn T. Suwannatrai (Author), Darren J. Gray (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Opisthorchis viverrini infection is highly prevalent in northeast Thailand. This liver fluke is classified as a carcinogen due to its causal links with cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) development. Although treatment with praziquantel (PZQ) effectively cures O. viverrini infection, the p...